In the woods
she grew
taller than the majestic cocoa sequoias
that bore emeralds for leaves
and glistened the most brilliant of hues
dazzling in beams of sunshine
that danced
leaving trails of speckled amber
and shaded gold
nourished in gardens she dreamt up
beside the silken pedaled lilacs
and velvet blue junipers
hydrated by dove-white gardenias
and honeysuckle droplets
born of morning dew
Grounded.
from ankle to knee
Planted.
from root to tree
here–She discovered
nature nurtured her
a MuXxer standing–fortified
Granted
healing medicin(a)
bound to explore sacred soils
of Indigenous terrain
as the forest cycled
she too transformed—evolving
there she stood in awe;
of wilderness prayers answered
left in wonder to marvel
her spirit
balanced—it renewed.
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